Floods

Some might think rain is good for growing, but for Gascoyne growers June's accumulative total of 104.4mm has been too much for their tomatoes to handle.

Ben Olschewsky was heading to the bush for a four-week building maintenance contract. Fourteen years later, he can't imagine living anywhere else.

The River Murray is expected to emit an unpleasant odour this week but experts say it has been years since they have seen it so healthy.

Developers of the dilapidated Toombul Shopping Centre say they are grappling with the complexities of mitigating flood risk without pushing flows onto their neighbours. 

According to a new report from Climate Valuation, by 2030, over three million homes across Australia will have exposure to some level of riverine flood.

Australia's aerial firefighting fleet is being expanded to include planes that can respond to other disasters such as floods and major storms. It comes as longer and overlapping fire seasons place greater pressure on the existing fleet.

While this week's torrential rains across the state have begun to ease, the acting commissioner of NSW SES has urged residents to remain aware of potential flooding over the weekend.

The New South Wales SES has issued emergency evacuation warnings for low lying areas around the Hawkesbury River region.

Residents in parts of the Hawkesbury region in Sydney's north west are on alert due to rising river levels.

Residents in Sydney’s south-west fear they will be cut off from their homes for several days as floodwaters continue to rise.

The floods displaced over 500,000 people and infectious diseases are on the rise.

The SES made a number of flood rescues due to people driving through flood waters

Kangaroo Valley resident Adam Bray was trapped at home as water rushed across the road stopping him from leaving.

Northern Rivers flooding, the lack of affordable housing, and the cost-of-living crisis hit rough sleepers with a triple whammy as many sleep in tents while waiting for public housing.

Climate change-induced flooding has left thousands of people in northern Afghanistan without homes or livelihoods.

Eleven years on from one of Australia's largest air evacuations, Bundaberg flood victims have finally seen a levee design that's meant to save their city. But they fear nothing will be done by the time the next big one hits.  

An official death toll has still not been reported, but locals estimate the number to be higher than 100.

In addition to its hilly terrain, seismic activity and tropical climate, Papua New Guinea's population is spread across the country in a way that makes it particularly vulnerable to landslide fatalities.

More than a year since James Hester and Halimah James lost their son in the record-breaking Kimberley floods, they're still waiting for answers about why there was access to a destroyed bridge.

Extreme weather linked to climate change risks negatively affecting coastal property market values, as storm-related damage and erosion take their toll and insurance premiums soar.

At least 67 people have been killed in flash floods and landslides in West Sumatra, prompting authorities to deploy a method typically used to fuel rainfall in drought-stricken areas.

Flash floods from unusually heavy seasonal rains in Afghanistan kill hundreds of people and destroy more than 1,000 houses, according to the UN food agency. 

Cold lava — a mixture of volcanic material and pebbles — flows down the slopes of active volcano Mount Marapi, destroying houses and cutting roads.

As NSW is soaked by another bout of rain, updated modelling further raises the prospect of La Niña's return in 2024.

A Brazilian horse nicknamed Caramelo by social media users garnered national attention after a television news helicopter filmed him stranded on a rooftop in southern Brazil, where massive floods have killed more than 100 people.